A United Nations Safety Compliant Urban Vehicle Design

Pedestrians are the fourth group among road traffic
users that most suffer accidents. Their death rate is even higher than
the motorcyclists group. This gives motivation for the development
of an urban vehicle capable of complying with the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe pedestrian regulations. The
conceptual vehicle is capable of transporting two passengers and
small parcels for 100 km at a maximum speed of 90 km/h. This paper
presents the design of this vehicle using the finite element method
specially in connection with frontal crash test and car to pedestrian
collision. The simulation is based in a human body FE.

Authors:

• Marcelo R. G. Duarte
• Marcilio Alves

Keywords:

• Electric urban vehicle
• finite element method
• global human body model
• pedestrian safety
• road safety.

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